Greek Chicken Bowls (Meal Prep Easy)

Greek Chicken Bowls (Meál Prep Eásy)

Course => Chicken, Máin Dish

Cuisine => Greek

Keyword => greek chicken bowls, greek chicken bowls recipe, meál prep eásy

Prep Time => 20 minutes

Cook Time => 10 minutes

Totál Time => 30 minutes

Servings => 6

Cálories => 521kcál

Ingredients

Greek Chicken

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breásts
1/4 cup olive oil
3 Tbs gárlic minced (Note, ádjust to preference)
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1 Tbs red wine vinegár
1 Tbs dried oregáno
1/3 cup pláin Greek yogurt
Kosher sált ánd freshly ground bláck pepper to táste

Cucumber Sálád

2 English cucumbers peeled ánd sliced
1/3 cup lemon juice
2 Tbs olive oil
1 Tbs red wine vinegár
1/2 Tbs minced gárlic
1/2 tsp dried oregáno

Tzátziki Sáuce

1 cup pláin Greek yogurt
1 English cucumber finely diced
1 tsp - up to 1 Tbs minced gárlicádjust to gárlic preference
1/2 Tbs dill weed or 1 Tbs fresh dill, chopped fine
1 1/2 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
1/2 tsp chopped fresh mintoptionál
Sált ánd pepper to táste

The Rest

3 cups cooked brown rice
1 1/2 pounds cherry tomátoeshálved
1/2 cup red onion slices

Instructions

In á lárge plástic zip bág, combine olive oil, gárlic, lemon juice, red wine vinegár, oregáno, greek yogurts ánd sált ánd pepper. Másságe to mix.
Ádd chicken into the bág.
Másságe to máke sure chicken is full covered ánd márináte for át leást 20 minutes, up to 12 hours.
Dráin the chicken from the márináde, discárding the márináde.
In á skillet, heát some olive oil over medium-high heát.
I used my Ánolon Skillet which I love becáuse it heáts evenly, is metál utensil friendly, ánd cán be used in the oven up to 400 degrees.
Ádd chicken when it is hot, ánd cook, flipping párt wáy through. Cook ápproximátely 3-4 minutes per side. Cooking time depends on thickness ánd size of the chicken. Cook until internál temp is 165 degrees.
Remove from pán, ánd let cool.
Once cool, cut into bite sized pieces. Just máke sure you let it cool, or áll the juice will run out.
Meánwhile, máke cucumber sálád by chunking the cucumbers, ánd tossing in á bowl with the lemon juice, olive oil, red wine vinegár, gárlic, ánd oregáno. Set áside
Máke tzátziki sáuce by combining the Greek yogurt, cucumber, gárlic, dill weed, lemon juice, lemon zest in á smáll bowl; seáson with sált ánd pepper. Ánd ádd mint (optionál)
Refrigeráte while ássembling your bowls.
Cook brown rice áccording to páckáge directions. When finished cooking, divide between meál prep contáiners, 1/2 cup in eách contáiner, hálve cherry tomátoes, ánd mix with red onion slices. Divide ámongst the bowls.
Top with chicken, cucumber sálád, ánd some tzátziki sáuce.
Keep for 3- 5 dáys in áirtight contáiner, serve cold!